Leaping Calf

Danielle snapped some amazing photos while on land watch yesterday (29/06/2010) of a young calf leaping in the air. This aerial display is all the more exciting because the calf could only be a few weeks old.



When a calf is in the womb it is folded so that its tail is near its head. This creates lumps and folds in the animals blubber. Within the first week of a newborn's life, the folds and lumps smooth out. However, light coloured stripes will still remain visible on the flanks of the animal for a month. In the pictures of this calf those stripes are still very visible so it can not be a very old.